KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan men's tennis senior Jannik Opitz has been named a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District selection for the third time in his career.
 
Opitz, who recently wrapped up his career as the winningest athlete all-time in the history of the program, is now eligible for Academic All-American honors and has the potential to become the first male student-athlete in WMU history to be a three-time Academic All-American.
 
The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Team, selected by College Sports Information Directors of America, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
The Hildesheim, Germany currently boasts a 4.00 GPA in the applied statistics graduate degree program. This season he helped lead the Broncos to the program's 26th Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championship. Opitz was named First Team All-MAC and the MAC Player of the Year, in addition to being an Academic All-MAC selection and an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete.